第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)(原创)

　 When John Milton, writer of Paradise, entered Cambridge University in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second Language at St. Paul’s School, London. Like all English boys who 　36 　for college in grammar school, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it 　37 　and correctly. 　38 , his 　39 　of Latin was English, and seemed to have sounded 　40 　to his friends when he later visited Italy.

　 Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin 　41 　a bitter way. They 　42 　in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word 　43 　and then an idiomatic translation into English. 　44 　they increased their skill, they translated their English back into Latin without 　45 　the book and then compared their translation 　46 　the original. The schoolmaster was always 　47 　to give support. All the schoolmasters believed schoolboys should be 　48 　if they had difficulty learning Latin.

　 After several years of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation(模仿) of the Latin writers they 　49 　. And as they began to read Latin poems, they began to write 　50 　in Latin. 　51 　Milton was already a poet at ten, his poems were much better than 　52 　painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven years Milton 　53 　at university, he made regular 　54 　of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems, 　55　 he published among his works in 1645.

35. To make our school more beautiful, _____.

　 A. more trees need to be planted　　　 B. our school should be doubled in size.

　 C. we should try to keep it clean　　　 D. the statue must be pulled down

34. Generally speaking, the electric bike is not dangerous as _____, if _____ according to the instruction.

　 A. reported; riding　 B. reported; ridden　 C. report; to ride　 D. report; to be ridden

33. It was late. He wondered whether it would be _____ to knock at the door of her room.

　 A. proper　　 B. correct　　 C. common　　 D. fit　

32. _____ is known to all that he can’t answer the question _____ he found the money.

　 A. As; how　　 B. That; why　　　 C. What; where　　 D. It; when　

31. From the way her house is decorated, you can tell she has a wonderful _____ in arts.

　 A. sense　　 B. flavor　　 C. taste　　 D. style

30. My favourite band is one _____ a singer, two guitarists and a drummer.

　 A. consisted of　　 B. made up　　 C. making up of　　 D. consisting of

29. Next door to ours _____, who used to be the headmaster in our school.

　 A. where lives an old man　 B. where an old man lives

　 C. lives an old man　　　　 D. does an old man live

28. His father must have discouraged him _____ camping with us, which can be seen from his _____ look.

　 A. to go; discouraged　　　　 B. going; discouraged　

　C. go; discouraging　　　　　 D. going; discouraging　　

27. If I hadn’t stood under the tree to catch you when you fell, you _____ now.

　 A. couldn’t have smiled　 B. wouldn’t be smiling　 C. can’t smile　 D. won’t smile